Serenity Now Sunday: Patience

Hey! VDog here. This is my inaugural Serenity Now Sunday.

I am neither serene nor Sunday. (Wha?) I’ve never been to church (Church?) as a member of a congregation. I’ve never been baptised/Christened/re-born/etc.

I have to have faith in my own moral compass and strength of being. For the most part, this has worked well for me.

I’ve never thought of myself as an impatient person. However, I am very quick to “get a rise” out of and thankfully, very quick to let things go.

I’ve always had a bit of annoyance (read: mild road rage) with other drivers. Now I’m dealing with a small person, quite like his father, who intentionally tries to “get a rise” out of me, or unintentionally is just two and annoys the shit out of me.

For my 30 days of _blank_ I am working on my patience (because you KNOW I wouldn’t be able to do the Shred).

I am working on taking a deep breath before saying anything when that feeling of stress rises up from my heart, through my windpipe to my brain, and makes me angry.

So far it’s a bit of a wash.

Day One – August 1, 2009: I did well with my patience regarding my son and the world around me. I took deep breaths and let things roll off my back.

Day Two – August 2, 2009: I did NOT do so well. I repeated to myself, “BREATHE.” I still used my “projecting” voice (I wouldn’t call it yelling because I wasn’t angry) when I wish I could get my point across with my normal voice.
I had ugly stress feelings rise up on multiple occasions even though I didn’t want them.

My goal is clear: I must retrain my reactions over these thirty days. While we go on an Internet-free vacation for the middle two weeks of August, I will write down my daily observations and post them upon my return.

I look forward to spending these thirty days with you all.

11 Responses to “Serenity Now Sunday: Patience”

1. kaiseralex says:

   08/02/2009 at 8:30 pm

   Is is uncool to point out that orgasms are relaxing and relaxing is conducive to patience.

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2. Sarah says:

   08/02/2009 at 8:48 pm

   I want to be patient too!

   I want to be patient right now though!!!!!

   Good luck! I’m not buying coffee or fast food and writing fiction every day. OVERACHIEVER HERE!

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3. Samantha says:

   08/03/2009 at 1:14 am

   I’m concerned about the ‘internet free’ part. Too edgy for me.

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4. angi says:

   08/03/2009 at 8:19 am

   That’s awesome. I may be two days behind, but I may start this as well.

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5. lunzy says:

   08/03/2009 at 11:34 am

   I found this ages ago and try to remind myself of it when I start to go into my Mom’s Crazy Voice.
   “My response is my responsibility”

   I didn’t see it here, but it’s from a book by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs. It helps me…. sometimes. Good luck!

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   08/03/2009 at 3:37 pm

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7. Al_Pal says:

   08/03/2009 at 6:45 pm

   I truly wish you the best of luck with this.
   Perhaps Patience will even have some influence on the Sagittarian issue.
   Keep breathing. (count in other languages?)
   Hugs & Love!

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8. TexasRed says:

   08/04/2009 at 6:48 am

   This is a great 30-days challenge. You’re way ahead of my 0 for 4 score, too!

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9. Amanda of Shamelessly Sassy says:

   08/06/2009 at 12:19 am

   I don’t think I could handle 30 days of patience. What about 30 days of Tequila??

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